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Kansas pharmacy board urges legislature to adopt USP compounding standards by reference
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The Kansas State Board of Pharmacy told the House Health and Human Services Committee that adopting United States Pharmacopeia compounding chapters by reference will streamline evolving sterility and compounding rules, with a delayed implementation date and rulemaking authority requested to protect public safety.
The Kansas State Board of Pharmacy urged the Committee on House Health and Human Services on Wednesday to allow the board to adopt United States Pharmacopeia compounding standards by reference.
Alexandra Blasey, executive director and executive secretary of the Kansas State Board of Pharmacy, told lawmakers the board recommends that chapters covering nonsterile (USP <795>), sterile (USP <797>) and radiopharmaceutical (USP <825>) compounding be incorporated so state rules remain aligned with national standards. Blasey said more than 35 states already adopt those USP…
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